Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Alexander, Ashvaghosha and Tom Milsted

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy

7910	Pursue truth with the urgency of someone whose clothes are on fire [Ashvaghosha]

14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem

7296	'Grue' is not a colour [Milsted]

16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self

7906	When the Buddha reached the highest level of insight, he could detect no self in the world [Ashvaghosha]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism

20919

How can things without weight compose weight? [Alexander]

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

7904	The first stage of trance is calm amidst applied and discursive thinking [Ashvaghosha]

7905	The Buddha sought ultimate reality and the final goal of existence in his meditations [Ashvaghosha]

7909	The Eightfold Path concerns morality, wisdom, and tranquillity [Ashvaghosha]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / d. Heaven

7908	At the end of a saint, he is not located in space, but just ceases to be disturbed [Ashvaghosha]